‘Internet in a Box’ an innovative project initiated by Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) with the support of Golman Sachs and Internet Society was launched and tested in a village in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The IAB project seeks to provide affordable access to connectivity to the unconnected and information-dark villages through a creatively designed portable device.…
An Entrepreneurship Training Programme was organised by Team CIRC — and supported by Tata Trust, Pradan and Indus Towers — in ProtoVillage, Andhra Pradesh, from October 23 to 25, 2017. The training, aimed at developing entrepreneurial mindset through sustainable wireless ecosystems, was attended by 30 potential digital entrepreneurs from eight Indian states. It focused on introducing individuals to revenue-generating options…
Bilahari Bagh Tola is a small village located in a dense mango orchard of Akbarpur panchayat, not very far from Saidanpur village in Uttar Pradesh where DEF runs a digital resource center, primarily to empower artisan communities. Literacy levels are extremely low and almost none of the community members knew about computers or had seen…
Community Information Resource Centers (CIRCs) are community-oriented infrastructure and information hubs built to create digitally literate, information-empowered and equitable communities across the country. The CIRCs primarily offer digital literacy, digital services, information services, citizen services and business development services to create information-rich societies. Several of these CIRCs have Common Services Centre (CSC) license as well. CIRC Kuran in…
